| RHODOPHYTA : Peyssonneliales : Peyssonneliaceae | RED ALGAE |
Peyssonnelia armorica (P Crouan et H Crouan) Weber-van Bosse
Description: Crustose alga, not calcareous but hard and thick.
Habitat: Very rare. Epilithic on small stones.
Distribution: Known from only a few sites in the British Isles. Further afield: Canary Islands.
Distribution Map from NBN: Peyssonnelia armorica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Peyssonnelia armorica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Peyssonnelia armorica at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Peyssonnelia armorica (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Weber Bosse, 1916. AphiaID: 145273.
Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Rhodymeniophycidae; Peyssonneliales; Peyssonneliaceae; Peyssonnelia
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| Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Peyssonnelia armorica. (P Crouan et H Crouan) Weber-van Bosse. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM3650. Accessed on 2024-10-05 |